Sam’s Blog

  Transportation is a vital component of a dense, eco-friendly community. Our riding of Vancouver-False Creek is well served by a bus network and seven Skytrain stations. These provide people…

I am committed to assisting the development of our natural resources to ensure healthy industries that are competitive in the international marketplace, attractive to investors and able to create and…

I support the development and delivery of alternative marijuana legislation in order to address the social and criminal consequences that come from cannabis prohibition. I believe that marijuana prohibition is…

British Columbians enjoy a good health care system. It is admired the world over. But that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have its challenges nor that it isn’t tremendously expensive.…

Although much has been made of the "lost decade" of the 1990s, the world economy is in an even more delicate situation and the BC economy even more so. Our…

When I was Mayor of Vancouver I heard constantly from stressed-out parents Downtown who could not find daycare for their children. Many of them were highly educated, more than full-time…

EcoDensity promotes urban density and reduces our ecological footprint. The average resident of Vancouver-False Creek produces 20% of the greenhouse gases and uses 10% of the land of the average…

During the recent economic crisis British Columbia prospered while the global economy lost jobs. British Columbia has attracted high value jobs with some of the lowest tax rates in North…

Our democracy only works if people get involved. For the sake of good government and a healthy community I encourage everyone to get involved no matter what party or candidate…

Sam won the nomination tonight to represent the BC Liberals in next provincial election in the riding of Vancouver-False Creek. Sam was challenged by former MLA Lorne Mayencourt and Vancouver…